I don’t do a lot of breaking story-type articles here – I mean it is a blog – but this one is too good to ignore. 16-year-old Michelle Wie is playing in a US Open – the men’s US Open – qualifier today and after 28 holes, she is apparently only one shot out of…

Florida State crime stories – they never grow tired, do they? And this one may be the best yet. According to Tallahassee police, two former Noles – guys who played this year – linebacker A.J. Nicholson and receiver Fred Rouse broke into current player Lorenzo Booker’s home and stole $1,700 worth of stereo equipment. At…

One of the difficulties with NC State’s hiring of Sidney Lowe is that he can’t yet make calls to recruits. But that doesn’t mean he can’t still make an impact. Check these quotes from the coach (Bob Oliva) of Larry Davis, a star guard who reneged on his State commitment and picked Seton Hall instead:…

There is an old curse, “May you live in interesting times.” The meaning is that where events are deemed “interesting” by outsiders, it is usually very difficult for the participants. I think we can safely say that the Maryland basketball program is now interesting. All programs have a certain amount of turnovers. Every few years…

And so it ends, not with a bang, but with a scritch-scratch on a contract. Cedric Simmons’ once-promising college career is over – he signed with an agent. Considering how weak this draft is, I can’t really blame Simmons. I would have been surprised if he returned, no matter how horribly unprepared for the NBA…

TechSideline.com has an interesting piece up on members of the College Football Hall of Fame from ACC schools. It’s not really accurate to call most of these players ACC players, because a lot (most) of them played before there was an ACC. Some interesting observations from the TSL guys – VT has more entrants (4)…

Set your TiVo. You can still do your yard work tomorrow or take your kids to the beach, you don’t want to miss the men’s lacrosse final four. Trust me. ESPN 2 will have both games on Saturday – Maryland vs. UMass at 11:30 and Virginia vs. Syracuse at 2, and ESPN will have the…

This should be the final post on the curious NC State coaching search. David Glenn, the top ACC reporter going right now – and it’s not close – put up two articles of miscellaneous notes about the search on his blog. The first part is here and Part II is here. I think you’ll find…

The American Football Coaches Association released their annual report and awards for academic achievement and once again, the ACC fared better than any other conference. SMU was awarded the top award this year, but nine ACC schools were honored, more than any other two conferences combined. In the previous 26 years of the award, Duke…

Someone get Al Groh on the horn! There’s yet another stud in the Tidewater area of Virginia, and I don’t think Groh should let the Tar Heels steal this one. According to his own website, the infamous televangelist Pat Robertson “can leg-press 2000 pounds!” Just in case they change the page, here’s the text today:…